

> 師匠 昔気質なくせに 妙なことでやさしいから、いつも お前に 巻きこまれて...

"My teacher is old fashioned, but because he's kind, the always get involved
with you..."

How is the で particle used here?


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How is 妙なことで different from 妙なことに


As sundowner already pointed out in their comment, the particle で in 妙なことでやさしい
is employed to indicate what the master is kind about. On the other hand,
妙なことにやさしい primarily lead us to the reading of “strangely, the master is kind”,
which conflicts with the premise that the master is usually 昔気質.

About the expression ~なことに(は), please refer to past questions: [Is this なことには
here functions the same as
不思議なことには?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/101246/) and [What's
the difference between 意外にも and
意外に?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/61712)


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